Teningen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in the state

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. It is situated on the river Elz, 15 km north of

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Geography

Location

Teningen is set on the edge of the

Black Forest The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ...

mountain range.

Geology

The geological subsoil consists of

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

and

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

and is covered by loess layers of different thickness. The Elz river created alluvial gravel and sand sediments that had been used as pastures but were adapted for agriculture in many cases.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality Teningen comprises four districts: The main town Teningen and the formerly independent towns Heimbach, Köndringen and Nimburg.

Climate

The climate in this area is close to a mediterrean microclimate, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. However, more year-round rain occurs than in the Rhine plateau because of the closeness to the

. The

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/

Oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

). However, it is close to being

humid subtropical A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Cfa) due to the mean temperatures in July and August just under 22 °C. The city is close to the Kaiserstuhl, a range of hills of volcanic origin located a few miles away which is considered to be one of the warmest places of Germany and therefore considered as a viticultural area.

Mayors

*Friedrich Engler (SPD): 1945-1946 *Wilhelm Höfflin (parteilos): 1946–1956 *Josef Schmidt (SPD): 1957–1972 *Willy Bolz (independent): 1972–1980 *Hermann Jäger (SPD): 1980–2009 *Heinz-Rudolf Hagenacker (CDU): since 2009

Twin towns

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, France, since 1984 *

Zeithain Zeithain is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. Historically, it is known for the Zeithain Encampment (''Zeithainer Zeltlager'' or ''Zeithainer Lustlager''), which was a huge agglomeration of tents and troops, involving ...

, Germany, since 1990

Sons and daughters of the place

* 1603:

Johann Conrad Dannhauer Johann Conrad Dannhauer (b. at Köndringen (10 m. n. of Freiburg) 24 March 1603; d. at Strasburg 7 November 1666) was an Orthodox Lutheran theologian and teacher of Spener. Dannhauer began his education in the gymnasium at Strasburg and was ...

, Protestant theologian, professor of eloquence / rhetoric, hermeneutician and poet; † 1666 in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

* 1807: Wilhelm Theophor Dittenberger, Protestant theologian; † 1871 in

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* 1899:

Otto Krayer Otto Hermann Krayer (22 October 1899 in Teningen#Köndringen, Köndringen, Großherzogtum Baden, Baden – 18 March 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) was a German-American physician, pharmacologist and university professor. He was the only German scientist ...

, pharmacologist, opponent against national socialist racism, since 1957 honorary citizen of Köndringen; † 1982 in

Tucson , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

/ Arizona

References

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